Ukraine-Poland relations

Zelenskyy says his team tried to prevent White Eagle revocation

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, and his first deputy, Serhii Kyslytsia, traveled to Poland to try to resolve the dispute over the revocation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Order of the White Eagle, Zelenskyy said in an interview with TSN on June 21.

22 June, 03:27 PM

Zelenskyy warns Poland’s Nawrocki after order dispute: ‘It will end badly’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Polish President Karol Nawrocki is using the same approach as former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban by trying to pressure Ukraine.

22 June, 11:06 AM

Ukraine warns Poland it will mirror ‘unfriendly’ moves after Zelenskyy honor row

Ukraine did not seek tension in its bilateral relations with Poland, but will “mirror” all decisions, especially unfriendly ones, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. Kyiv is urging Warsaw to show “restraint and diplomacy.”

21 June, 06:10 PM

Groysman returns Polish order, warning Moscow benefits from history disputes

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said on June 21 that he had returned the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in a show of solidarity with Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

21 June, 03:31 PM

Three former Ukrainian presidents return Order of the White Eagle in support of Zelenskyy

Former Ukrainian Presidents Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Petro Poroshenko have renounced Poland’s Order of the White Eagle after Poland stripped President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the distinction, Suspilne reported on June 20.

21 June, 02:21 PM

Zelenskyy mails Poland’s top honor back after Nawrocki strips award — photo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he sent the Order of the White Eagle back to Polish President Karol Nawrocki by mail after Nawrocki stripped him of the award the day before.

20 June, 10:54 PM

Poland-Ukraine conflict delights Putin and shocks allies, Tusk says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, saying the conflict between Ukraine and Poland “delights Putin and shocks allies.”

20 June, 08:03 PM

Ukraine envoy rejects Polish award as Zelenskyy honor dispute deepens

Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Bodnar said he is returning the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland after Polish President Karol Nawrocki stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Bodnar wrote on Facebook on June 20.

20 June, 05:20 PM

Budanov returns Polish medal in protest over Zelenskyy White Eagle decision

Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, has rejected the Gold Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in protest against Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, Budanov said on Telegram on June 20.

20 June, 11:09 AM

Poland pauses MiG-29 transfers to Ukraine over stalled drone technology deal

Poland has paused sending its remaining MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine because Kyiv has not yet fulfilled the terms of a bilateral agreement on exchanging military technologies.

15 June, 06:25 PM

Ukraine denies weighing UPA unit rename as Poland dispute strains wartime ties

Ukraine does not plan to rename a military unit that received an honorary title honoring the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, despite Poland’s objections, LIGA.net reported, citing a source close to Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office.

11 June, 12:06 PM

Vinnytsia rejects sister-city bus donation amid growing political row with Poland

Vinnytsia City Council rejected a donation of 15 decommissioned buses from its Polish sister city of Kielce after a Polish MP spoke out against the move due to local street named in honor of Stepan Bandera, Kielce mayor Agata Wojda wrote on June 9.

10 June, 02:15 PM

Tusk warns Ukraine-Poland feud helps Moscow as UPA dispute strains alliance

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish President Karol Nawrocki to hold a “direct and honest conversation,” he wrote in a post on X on June 8.

8 June, 02:00 PM

What’s next, banning the word ‘Ukraine’? What Polish nationalists choose to forget when it comes to us

When hundreds of drones are flying over Kyiv, the last thing on Ukrainians' minds is whether the name of a new military unit will offend the Poles.

4 June, 03:10 PM

Ukraine’s foreign minister defends Special Operations Forces unit name amid Polish backlash

The naming of a Special Operations Forces unit “in honor of the Heroes of the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army)” was the choice of the troops themselves and was not intended as an anti-Polish gesture, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on X on June 3, as tensions between Kyiv and Warsaw continue over the move.

3 June, 01:45 PM

Poland presses Ukraine to reverse UPA unit honor as wartime tensions deepen

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Poland is holding quiet talks with Kyiv over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to assign one of Ukraine’s Armed Forces units the honorary name of the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA.

3 June, 11:16 AM

Nawrocki urges stripping Zelenskyy of Poland’s top order over UPA unit name

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has proposed stripping Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle after the Separate Special Operations Center North, part of the Special Operations Forces of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, received an honorary name commemorating the Heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The Polish president’s office announced the statement on May 29.

29 May, 05:05 PM

Zelenskyy approves Polish state bank entry to fund Ukraine recovery push

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law ratifying an intergovernmental agreement between Ukraine and Poland on the operations of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego in Ukraine.

21 March, 03:50 PM

Ukraine allows new Volyn tragedy searches in western oblasts

Ukraine has granted the Polish side new permits to conduct search operations in the Ternopil and Volyn oblasts in 2026, Ministry of Culture reported on Dec. 30.

31 December 2025, 11:58 AM

Poland’s Nawrocki cancels Orbán meeting after Putin visit

Polish President Karol Nawrocki canceled a planned meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over Orbán’s recent visit to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, a decision announced Nov. 30 on X by Marcin Przydacz, head of the president’s International Policy Bureau.

30 November 2025, 03:25 PM

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